Are you an accountant and have a job interview scheduled? Here are some of the questions you may be asked during a job interview; Likewise, we tell you what aspects are most valued in the resume of a public accountant.
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Common Questions in an Accountant’s Job Interview
To prepare your job interview, Diana Figueroa, national leader of the Public Accounting Program of theUNAD (National University, Open and Distance), shared with elempleo.com these frequent questions:
1.What are your studies?
2. Do you have international/national financial reporting standards?
3.Do you master a second language like English?
4. Do you have knowledge in the management of information and communication technologies?
5. Are you updated on topics related to accounting discipline?
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Questions about how you act
On the other hand, you may be asked about aspects of your personality, something that today serves to get to know candidates better.
The interviewer may ask you about “how you would react to certain circumstances; if you have the capacity for resilience, adaptation and respect for authority,” Figueroa said.
According to the UNAD expert, this type of question allows the recruiter to know if the applicant is a leader and has the capacity to make decisions; If you are responsible, you like your profession and also if you are a candidate who wantsto make a career in the organization or just wants a temporary job.
How should the resume of a public accountant be
Some of the above elements should be included in your resume. Below we list which are the indispensable ones in the curriculum of a public accountant:
- Academic backgroundfrom newest to oldest, including specializations.
- Goals andachievementsboth professional and personal.
- Work experience (ordered from most recent to oldest) with functions performed.
- If you havemanagement of international financial reporting standards.
- Second language and the level of proficiency.
- Level of knowledge in finance and financial mathematics.
- Accountants are generally asked to have a high analytical and decision-making capacity.
- Management ofaccountingsoftware.
“The postgraduate studies carried out in the accounting area are very important, because they guarantee that the public accounting professional is an expert in a specific area,” concluded Figueroa.